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Alex Hayes · Prequel novella

Trial By Fire

By L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase

Early in her career, prosecutor Alex Hayes receives a fraud case she expects the evidence to settle. Defense attorney Michael Donovan sees an opportunity to challenge that confidence. As the trial grows more demanding, Alex must learn to respond to an opponent whose courtroom tactics can undo apparently strong prosecutions. Trial By Fire explores an earlier stage of Alex's working life, before the cases in the main novels.

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Where This Book Fits

Trial By Fire is an Alex Hayes prequel novella, also listed as 0.5. The main novels begin with Fractured Verdict. Keep the prequel separate when following the numbered series; Buried Testimony remains main novel three.

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